Published May 12, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT Radiant Star is an exploration of faith inspired by a trip to Jerusalem Ann Leckie returns to the world of Ancillary Justice — here's a taste Image: Orbit Sign in to your Polygon.com account Ann Leckie became a sci-fi sensation with her 2013 debut novel Ancillary Justice , which swept the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clark, and British Science Fiction Awards. Her space opera about an artificial consciousness in a human body trying to get revenge for her ship’s destruction was followed by Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy . After she wrapped the trilogy in 2015, Leckie returned to the rich world of the Imperial Radch for two standalone novels, Provenance and Translation State . Now she’s further exploring the setting’s themes of gender, cultural oppression, and political intrigue with Radiant Star , which releases on May 12. Image: Orbit The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star is an ancient religious site sacred to the people of Ooioiaa.…